ABC news anchor Diane Sawyer, 66, was not her best during Tuesday's election coverage as the newscaster's slurry, erratic broadcasting prompted speculation she had something to drink before taking to the air.

Sawyer's announcement thatPresident Obamahad won Minnesota at around 10 p.m. ET Tuesday was a frequently-cited gaffe in a night full of whoopsies.

She said, "OK … I wanna … can we have our music, because this is another big one here? Minnesota, we're ready to project Minnesota, right now. Well, tonight we know that President Barack has won Minnesota."

TheNew York Times'Brian Stelterdefended Sawyer, saying an "alternative theory" to her off-night is that "she gets this way when she's really tired."

And in yet another reminder of the high-tech, instant gratification world we live in, within minutes, someone put together a "Drunk Diane Sawyer" Twitter account. PLUS: See some old skool vid of our newly beloved sippin' wine and poppin' pills BELOW.